painting of flowers and birds; bird-and-flower genre in Chinese and Japanese painting
eating without paying; eating for free
take care of it; I'll leave it up to you; do as you see fit
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
withdrawing from the castle
Eitoku era (of the Northern Court) (1381.2.24-1384.2.27)
great enthusiasm; high excitement
understanding; comprehension
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
constable; method of catching criminals
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
expenses; costly; expensive
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
(as alike as) two peas in a pod
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
that's right; yes; uh-huh